English Explanatory Dictionary

Leclanché cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A battery (invented and patented in 1866) with an ammonium chloride electrolyte, a carbon cathode, a manganese dioxide depolarizer, and a zinc anode; a self-contained earth battery later adapted to the manufacture of dry cells.

Word forms

Leclanché cell Leclanché cells

Etymology

Named after French electrical engineer Georges Leclanché (1839–1882).

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